This fell into my inbox this morning:
“Congratulations! I am pleased to inform you that you have been selected to receive a 2012 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Fellowship.”
:D :D :D :D
Can’t say anything else. Too busy dancing around the room.
79 comments
eigenperson says:
Mar 30, 2012
Congratulations!
I bet you had no trouble with the “broader impacts” bit — you know, having a widely read blog and being a “community organizer” and all.[/envious]
procrastinator will get an avatar real soon now says:
Mar 30, 2012
Well done.
Joey Maloney says:
Mar 30, 2012
Well done, Jen, congratulations!
Dr. Nick says:
Mar 30, 2012
Congratulations! I enjoy few things more than glad tidings from NSF.
PJG says:
Mar 30, 2012
That’s amazing news, congratulations!
Wendy says:
Mar 30, 2012
Yay!
Rieux says:
Mar 30, 2012
Curses! I specifically instructed my elected officials to make sure that my precious tax dollars didn’t fall into the clutches of scheming infidels, especially ones who dare to write horrible “dogmatic” atheistic things on their applications.
What is our proud Christian Nation(tm) coming to?
Ophelia Benson says:
Mar 30, 2012
Remember all that stuff about “loser” and faffing around on the internet and going to events and blah blah blah instead of doing it right like *cough cough cough*? Remember all that? Well ha fucking ha. I say HA FUCKING HA.
'Tis Himself, OM says:
Mar 30, 2012
Conga rats!
'Tis Himself, OM says:
Mar 30, 2012
That’s what we like about Ophelia. She’s so demure when butter isn’t melting in her mouth.
PDX_Greg says:
Mar 30, 2012
I can’t think of a more deserving person! Congratulations, and thanks for keeping us enlightened all the while!
Georgia Sam says:
Mar 30, 2012
Congratulations again! Some day everybody will know your name & I’ll be telling people “Yeah, I was reading her blog when she was in grad school.”
Buxley says:
Mar 30, 2012
Congratulations! Well deserved! =)
Keaton says:
Mar 30, 2012
Congrats, Jen
Having applied for that fellowship twice without success, I know how hard those are to get. Congrats, and enjoy it! You better be buying beer for everyone :)
Ophelia Benson says:
Mar 30, 2012
[beams seraphically]
SamG says:
Mar 30, 2012
Terrific! Good for you!! Congrats!!!
jaranath says:
Mar 30, 2012
Excellent news!
imnotspecial says:
Mar 30, 2012
Congratulations. Can I adopt you?
Kelly says:
Mar 30, 2012
YAY!!! Congrats! I just got the same email today, and I have been bouncing up and down with joy ever since. I’m happy you get to share the joy!
Joe Dickinson says:
Mar 30, 2012
Congratulations!! My (ancient) memories of applying to NSF. I had applied to grad school at Yale and Johns Hopkins. I had a fairly prompt response from Hopkins; admitted with support. Nothing from Yale. One day I get the note from NSF that I had been awarded a fellowship. Something like two days later, I received a form letter from Yale more or less as follows: “congratulations on your (fill in the blank) fellowship. We are pleased at this time to offer you admission to our graduate program (i.e., would you like to spend your NSF fellowship at Yale?)”. Guess where I went.
Cal says:
Mar 30, 2012
Wow, that’s awesome. Congratulations and well done!
F says:
Mar 30, 2012
Oho, w00t! Way to be!
cr0sh says:
Mar 30, 2012
Congrats, Jen; this is awesome news!
hall-of-rage says:
Mar 31, 2012
An NSF?? Nice!
You must be doing some serious stuff! And also be able to write (research statements) well. Oh, wait… :)
vernonlee says:
Mar 31, 2012
Longtime reader, first-time commenter moved to write to say:
Congratulations!
gAytheist says:
Mar 31, 2012
Congratulations indeed. I’m feeling a bit nostalgic today. On Friday I retired from my job as an NSF program officer, but I’m glad to know they’re managing without me :-)
Of course, I have to admit I had nothing to do with the Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
John Moeller says:
Mar 31, 2012
Congrats Jen, you deserve it!
Brad says:
Mar 31, 2012
Holy shit! That’s a very big deal. Congratulations!
fullyladenswallow says:
Mar 31, 2012
Congrats Jen! Good on you!